Traveller car

I was hoping to all my parts purchasing in one go to finish my boat. However Im going to need a traveller car before I can put the aft crossbeam together. I think this is an old type one. The track is a separate piece riveted to the beam.

Any one got one ???

You can put the car in after you have the boat put together. Drill 2 or 3 of the rivets on one end of the track and you will be able to slide the car in. I have heard that you need to be careful when re-riveting the track back down but it can be done.

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I am going to be putting a car into my track as well very soon, what specifically do you have to be careful of when putting the rivets in?

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Chris

1980 H16
Emerald Blue Sails

For one thing, they have to be countersunk low enough that they don't affect the movement of the traveler. If you end up with some that stick up a little proud, you can probably knock the edges down with a punch.

Otherwise, it's pretty straight forward. If you're doing stainless/monel rivets with a hand tool, beware that your basic Home Depot rivet gun will require a lot of pull to get them to pop (but it can be done). I definitely recommend wearing safety glasses if using one of these tools since the mandrel has a dendency to go shooting out the back of the gun.

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I did it on my H-14 track a few weeks ago. Drilled the last two rivets out and then slid the new car in. To get the rivet gun to fit in the track I put some washers between the rivet base and the guns nose. I still needed to pound the rivets in a little afterwards to get them flush. Then used a file to smooth it out a bit. New car works great!

You can't knock the edges down. One accidental gybe and the car will roll up on the rivets and break the bearings out of the car. Get the proper rivets, and pull them correctly (the right ones come with the traveler kit from a Hobie dealer). And make sure you get the right car, there are basically 2 to choose from depending on year.

Sail on!

How do I tell the difference between cars ? Any one got pics. As I have the corner casting off already it seems much more sensible to wait for a new car and avoiding drilling off the track.

If you are replacing the car due to failed bearing axels... you must have the original 105 / 106 version. The new cars are showing to be VERY durable.

The newer cars require a deeper track, so not interchangable.

The newer car has brass wheels.

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Matt Miller
Former - Director of Parts and Accessory Sales
Warranty and Technical Support
Hobie Cat USA
(Retired 11/7/2022)

All set now, thanks got one off ebay all installed and beam end back on with lots of epoxy filler